Research Engineer - Embedded Systems

Overview

Research and develop real-time embedded control systems for energy.

Key Responsibilities

• embedded development
• board debugging
• build systems
• linux drivers
• system simulation
• technical publishing

Tasks

-Collaborate with universities, industrial consortiums, commercial partners, and others to advance the state of the art in embedded systems. -Develop solutions for embedded systems and industrial control systems (ICS). -Leverage design tools to develop, simulate, test, and optimize real-time embedded systems. -Publish technical papers, file patents, and contribute to open-source communities. -Shape and pursue external opportunities with U.S. government agencies such as the DOE and DOD. -Board bring-up & debugging – JTAG, SWD, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes. -Work with GE businesses to help transition real-time embedded controls and communication systems from early-stage lab demonstrations to fieldable prototypes. -Build systems – Make, CMake, Yocto, Buildroot. -Linux kernel & device drivers – developing, configuring, and debugging Linux kernel modules, board support packages (BSPs), and peripheral drivers.

Requirements

• rtos
• embedded c
• git
• ph.d.
• multithreading
• debugging

What You Bring

-RTOS (Real-Time Operating Systems) – experience with FreeRTOS, ThreadX, VxWorks, QNX, or Zephyr. -Analog interfacing – ADC/DAC, sensors, signal conditioning basics. -Networking stacks – TCP/IP, MQTT, CoAP, BLE, Wi-Fi, Ethernet. -Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines OR Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 2 years of industry experience OR Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related disciplines with a minimum of 5 years of industry experience. -Bootloaders & firmware update mechanisms (e.g., U-Boot, secure OTA). -File systems – FAT, ext4, NAND/NOR flash management. -Bare-metal programming – direct hardware control without an OS (timers, interrupts, peripherals). -Legal authorization to work in the US is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Master's or Bachelor's level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening. -Multithreading, multitasking, and synchronization primitives (mutexes, semaphores, queues). -Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY -Unit testing & CI/CD – Google Test, Ceedling, Jenkins, GitHub Actions. -Debugging tools – GDB, Valgrind, strace, perf. -Version control – Git, Gerrit. -Cross-compilation & toolchains (GCC, Clang, ARM toolchain). -Embedded C / C++ programming – strong low-level coding ability with efficient, memory-safe, and real-time oriented design. -Schematics & datasheet interpretation. -Digital electronics fundamentals – buses (I²C, SPI, UART, CAN, PCIe). -Memory management – stack/heap allocation, MMU, MPU. -Because of the specific categories of data handled by GE Vernova Advanced Research and the structure of our work environment, we are unable to accommodate employment of persons while they are considered nationals of countries subject to comprehensive restrictions under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR Section 746 et seq. (currently North Korea, Syria, Iran and Cuba). Please note that citizens of these countries who have either “U.S. person” status under U.S. export control laws or subsequent citizenship or permanent residency from a non-restricted country can be considered. -Assembly language (ARM, RISC-V, x86, or other relevant architectures). -Microcontrollers & SoCs – ARM Cortex-M/A, PIC, MSP430, ESP32, etc.

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About Ge Vernova

-Traces roots back to Edison and Alstom, merging power, renewable, digital & financial wings. -Headquartered in Cambridge, MA, crafts large-scale gas turbines, SMRs, wind turbines, hydro and grid tech to fuel economies. -On the nuclear front, advancing small modular reactors (like BWRX‑300) in partnership with utilities and supporting semiconductor projects. -Wind prowess spans onshore, offshore and blade making—with key sites like Dogger Bank offshore and blade plants in Spain. -Electrification arm tackles grid stability: HVDC, transformers, storage, conversion, plus GridOS software powering smarter infrastructure. -Weaves finance and consulting through energy-infrastructure investments, funding solar farms to pipelines via GE Energy Financial Services.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship will be provided for master's or bachelor's level candidates.

Security Clearance

-offer of employment is conditioned upon successful completion of a drug screen.